Language：Japanese   Publisher：Veterinary Research Communications  

Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) was identified for the first time in cats in 2012 in Hong Kong. Although its association with chronic kidney disease in cats has attracted the attention of researchers, its clinical significance as an acute infection has not been reported. Previously, we reported FeMV detection using next-generation sequence-based comprehensive genomic analysis of plasma samples from cats with suspected acute febrile infections. Here, we conducted an epidemiological survey to detect FeMV by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) using blood samples from cats in Japan. FeMV was detected in 32/102 blood samples (31.4%) from cats with suspected acute viral infections. Most of the FeMV-positive cats had clinical findings consistent with acute viral infections, including fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and jaundice. No FeMV was detected in healthy cats or clinically ill cats that visited veterinary hospitals. Phylogenetic analysis classified FeMV L genes into various FeMV subtypes. We also necropsied a FeMV-positive cat that died of a suspected acute infection. On necropsy, FeMV was detected in systemic organs, including the kidneys, lymph nodes and spleen by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining. These results suggest that FeMV infections may cause acute symptomatic febrile infections in cats. A limitation of this study was that the involvement of other pathogens that cause febrile illnesses could not be ruled out and this prevented a definitive conclusion that FeMV causes febrile disease in infected cats. Further studies that include experimental infections are warranted to determine the pathogenicity of FeMV in cats.

DOI： 10.1007/s11259-023-10214-x

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Language：English   Publisher：Japanese Society of Veterinary Anesthesia and Surgery  

<p>Malignant tumors arising from thoracic wall may require extensive resection, including ribs. The major complication following rib resection is the development of a flail chest, and resection of more than six ribs is not recommended. We performed a resection with six ribs for a liposarcoma in the thoracic wall of a dog, followed by reconstruction of two cephalic ribs with a titanium plate. There was no postoperative flail chest and the patient’s respiratory status was stable. Rib reconstruction with plates was considered to allow functional reconstruction of the thoracic wall after extensive mass resection.</p>

DOI： 10.2327/jjvas.54.53

Language：English   Publisher：Japanese Society of Veterinary Anesthesia and Surgery  

<p>A three-month-old intact female cat was presented with a history of regurgitation. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a complete vascular ring due to aberrant origin of the right subclavian artery and conjunction of the right subclavian and common carotid arteries, which had caused esophageal stricture with severe dilatation, cranial to the heart base. At eight months old, the cat underwent surgical transection of the aberrant right subclavian artery via a right-sided intercostal thoracotomy. The cat recovered uneventfully and was discharged six days after surgery. Although regurgitation occurred due to trichobezoars requiring removal from the dilated esophagus under endoscopy two months post-surgery, the cat has remained asymptomatic through 12 months post-surgery.</p>

DOI： 10.2327/jjvas.54.39

Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

Publisher：Research in Veterinary Science  

DOI： 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.03.015

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Publisher：(株)エデュワードプレス  

Event date： 2022.9

Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

Venue：麻布大学（オンライン）   Country：Japan  

Event date： 2023.9

Event date： 2023.9

Language：Japanese  

Language：Japanese  

Award type：Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：Japan

Audience： High school students,　General

Type：Lecture

鹿児島大学共同獣医学部附属動物病院の会議室に一般の方を招いて、実際にリハビリテーションのやり方やセミナーを開催した。

鹿児島県動物愛護センターにて一般の動物の飼い主向けに介護やかかりやすい病気に関してセミナーを行った。